Article content The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is declaring a State of Local Emergency (SOLE) after a Sunday evening emergency meeting. Chief Administrative Officer Jamie Doyle and Emergency Management Director Scott Davis will draft recommendations which could include measures designed to slow COVID-19’s spread in the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo region. Council will hear the recommendations at Tuesday’s public meeting. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. RMWB declaring State of Local Emergency as local COVID-19 cases rise Back to video The RMWB reported 1,102 active cases—1,081 cases in Fort McMurray and 21 cases in rural areas—on Sunday. There are more active cases and workplace outbreaks than anywhere else in rural Alberta. The region leads the province in viral spread per capita.